Release 4 5 Snapshot #1

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v4.0.1: R4 - Mixed Normative and STU ) in it's permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). (v5.0.0-snapshot1: R5 Snapshot #1). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0 . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2

0 Welcome to FHIR®

FHIR is a standard for health care data exchange, published by HL7®.

This publication is a snapshot of the R5 candidate, to support the Jan 2022 Connectathon.

First time here?
See the executive summary , the developer's introduction , clinical introduction , or architect's introduction , and then the FHIR overview / roadmap & Timelines . See also the open license (and don't miss the full Table of Contents and the Community Credits or you can search this specification ).

Technical Corrections : 4.0.1 , Oct-30 2019 : Corrections to invariants & generated conformance resources, and add ANSI Normative Status Notes
Portions of this specification have been approved as part of ANSI standards. Those sections are explicitly marked as normative . Details about ANSI approvals can be found here . All content not so marked has not undergone ANSI approval processes.

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Implementation Guides

Specifications based on the FHIR standard

FHIR Foundation

Enabling health interoperability through FHIR

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Note that translations are not always up to date

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